Perhaps the highlight of that trip was traveling the Black Bear Mine Road near Red Mountain Pass in the beautiful San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado... Show more. This notorious old trail is not particularily difficult but very dangerous, claiming a number 4X4s and lives over the years. Here are some pics from that adventure, the first showing the trail just down from the divide, the second showing the town of Telluride in the distance, and the third showing a proud WK owner--me. Show Less